Chapter 211 Original Sin 20
Because Shuangshuang’s position is too remote, the price is several times cheaper than popular stands.
What attracted Shuangshuang the most was that, due to the remoteness of this stand, there were no neighboring vendors on either side, allowing her to avoid much interaction with neighbors and reduce the risk of exposure. This was most appealing to Shuangshuang.
After paying the stand fee, the first thing Shuangshuang did was to renovate this stone counter. Although Shuangshuang kept referring to it as a stone counter, it was actually made of cement. For selling items, simply laying some plastic or fabric would suffice. Since Shuangshuang intended to sell food, it had to be clean and attractive.
Shuangshuang hired a worker to cover the cement counter with large white tiles, completely sealing it from top to bottom and left to right. Even the hollow area below meant for storage was tiled. After this transformation, the counter instantly appeared clean and tidy.
Once the sanitary and aesthetic issues were resolved, Shuangshuang started pondering what food to sell. In fact, after deciding to sell food, Shuangshuang had given this matter careful thought.
The city center of S City is crescent-shaped, with a major river running horizontally through the city. The inner side of the crescent faces the sea, with a bustling harbor, while the outer side is adjacent to land. With both the sea and river, S City has abundant and cheap fish resources!
After much consideration, Shuangshuang decided to make grilled fish. Although fish is inexpensive due to S City’s abundant supply, grilled fish in restaurants is not cheap. Furthermore, the rich aroma of grilled food can spread far, definitely attracting customers.
After securing the night market stand and deciding what to sell, Shuangshuang went to the pre-selected wholesale seafood market. She finally chose two-pound catfish, grass carp, and the relatively expensive snakehead fish as the raw materials for grilled fish.
Grass carp has fewer bones, making it easier to eat grilled. Many people dislike catfish, but its tender meat becomes delicious when heavily marinated and grilled. Snakehead fish has the most savory and firm meat.
The texture of snakehead fish is akin to lean pork, having both the pliability of fish and the chewy texture, without the dryness of lean pork. It’s delicious no matter how it’s cooked.